Bird Watcher Contest!!!! 100 points!!!

Originally Posted by EnzoLeya

It was so much fun! His name was Robby, no idea why

, like I said my granny was from Italy and not good with English.

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My Italian friend says that in Italy they call their pets American sounding names as a dig at the Americans!

Anyways, did anyone guess that pretty blue bird right?

looks like a house martin?

It could be a house martin, but I was assuming N. American (I know, bad, bad Arlyn), and we have no house martins in N.A.

Originally Posted by Arlyn

Tree Swallow

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You got it!!!!!



100pts

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BIRD OF THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is it a killdeer?

chestnut banded plover!
i had loads down by me when lived by the sea

Originally Posted by kluchetta

Is it a killdeer?

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You got it!!!

Originally Posted by pixietina

chestnut banded plover!
i had loads down by me when lived by the sea

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You were so close though!!!! I just looked up that bird and they are almost identical! The killdeer lives here in Iowa, but I have always thought it looked like an ocean bird. They don't hang out in the city/town area, but you can always find them on a country road. Strange place for a bird that looks like it belongs on a beach!

It does look like a "beach bird" Weird huh? Good job Kim!

I guess High School Biology was worth it after all! Way more years ago than I care to think about...

Killdeer, plover and sandpipers are all in the same family though and all are considered shore/wetland birds.

I've see more killdeer on the prairies, than I've seen near wetlands.

ohhhhhhhh thats a new one on me im just glad i learnt something
although wow the similarities

Originally Posted by Arlyn

Killdeer, plover and sandpipers are all in the same family though and all are considered shore/wetland birds.

I've see more killdeer on the prairies, than I've seen near wetlands.

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I'll have to agree with you on that one! There's only creeks around here. The rest is pairie and crops. Maybe those birds changed their mind about where they want to live!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BIRD OF THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This bird has a bad habbit of taking over my bird feeders!

I think it's a blackbird or a grackle (sp)

That's easy, a Common Grackle. I once rescued one of these, but sadly it died from severe nerve damage.

never heard of it haha looks like a crow form our end :/

Originally Posted by luvmycat1

I think it's a blackbird or a grackle (sp)

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You got it first so I'll give you

100pts

Originally Posted by keith p

That's easy, a Common Grackle. I once rescued one of these, but sadly it died from severe nerve damage.

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And you gave the the whole name!!! Common Grackle!

100 points for the answer!
100 because you don't have a bunch of points!

Originally Posted by pixietina

never heard of it haha looks like a crow form our end :/

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They are a really bothersome bird! They are noisy, as you might have guessed from the picture, and they pick on smaller birds.